"Breaker's Lachlan Cartwright got the scoop Monday evening: Anderson Cooper has declined to renew his contract with CBS News, ending a nearly 20-year run at 60 Minutes. Cooper will finish the current season but won't return in the fall. His official statement was gracious and family-focused he has young kids, he wants to be present, the usual off-ramp language. Playbook flagged the departure as a major media move and left it there."
"CBS's own statement was warm, saying 60 Minutes will be here if he ever wants to return. But Status's Oliver Darcy wasn't buying the Hallmark card version. Darcy reported that Cooper had grown increasingly uneasy with the rightward direction the network has charted under Bari Weiss's leadership and David Ellison's ownership of parent company Paramount. One insider told Status that Cooper wasn't comfortable with the direction the show was taking under Bari,"
Anderson Cooper will not renew his contract with CBS News and will leave 60 Minutes after nearly two decades, completing the current season but not returning in the fall. The official explanation cited family priorities and a desire to be present for young children. Some observers question the family-time rationale, with sources saying Cooper grew uneasy with a rightward shift under Bari Weiss's leadership and David Ellison's ownership at Paramount. Insiders linked Cooper's exit specifically to discomfort with the show's direction under Bari Weiss. Other media developments include Steve Bannon's legal troubles, renewed Warner Bros. Discovery talks with Paramount, and CBS blocking Stephen Colbert from interviewing James Talarico under equal-time rules.
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